Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 262: padai

palisi a keman ta padai kasicuaian. 

In English:
In the past, it was a taboo to eat rice. 

Glossary: 
  1. palisi: taboo
  2. a: ligature (LIG)
  3. k<em>an: eat. em- 'agent case marker'; the root is kan 'eat'. 
  4. ta: oblique (OBL) case marker
  5. padai: rice
  6. ka-si-cuai-an: in the past. The root is cuai 'a long time ago'. 
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